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HealthEssentials

Step up your health for under $10 a week

HealthEssentials is a day-to-day plan designed to help you actively manage your everyday health without the price tag.

Claim 75% of the cost of eligible healthcare services (up to the annual limits), for things like dental treatment, prescription glasses, nutritionist appointments, GP visits, physio, and more. There’s up to $1,650 of value every year!

 

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HealthEssentials includes cover for:

75% of the cost of eligible healthcare services up to annual limits.

Benefit

Annual limits

Primary care

- GP consultations and treatment

- Nurse consultations and treatment

- Annual health check performed by a medical practitioner or nurse

- Prescriptions  

for drugs prescribed by a medical practitioner or nurse (excludes cover for drugs that are not Pharmac approved).

Combined maximum of $250 each claims year

No stand-down

Dental care

Dental consultations and treatment performed by an oral health practitioner, including a dental hygenist

Combined maximum of $500 each claims year

3 month stand-down

 

Eye care

Optometrist consultations

$100 each claims year

3 month stand-down

Prescription glasses / contact lenses

Prescribed by an optometrist or optician for change of vision, or replacement due to loss or damage

$250 each claims year

3 month stand-down

Ear care

- Audiology consultations performed by an audiologist 

- Hearing tests performed by an audiologist or audiometrist 

Combined maximum of $300 each claims year

No stand-down

Self care

- Physiotherapist

- Osteopath

Excludes the cost of medication

- Chiropractor

Excludes the cost of medication

- Registered massage therapist

- Acupuncturist

- Dietitian or nutritionist

Excludes the cost of food and food substitutes

- Rongoā Māori practitioner

Excludes the cost of food and food substitutes

Combined maximum of $250 each claims year

No stand-down

 Total potential value

 $1,650 per claims year

HealthEssentials covers healthcare services provided by health services providers who meet the relevant registration criteria set out in the HealthEssentials policy document. Policy terms and conditions, including exclusions apply. See the policy documents linked below.


How much does HealthEssentials cost?

Get health insurance for help with your day-to-day healthcare costs for less than $2 a day.

Note that the pricing below is approximate and includes our 2.5% discount for paying by direct debit.

Age

Pricing guide

0-20 years

$0.90 a day

21-25

$1.05 a day

 26-34

 $1.10 a day

 35 and over

 $1.35 a day

Good to know

HealthEssentials can be held on its own or alongside any other Southern Cross health insurance plan.


Additional benefits of membership

You can access membership benefits at no extra cost, no matter which health insurance plan you choose.

Online GP consults with CareHQ from 7am-7pm when you book via the MySouthernCross app*.

Up to three online mental health sessions with Raise each claims year* to help you access the support you need on any issues impacting your life.

An annual health check with MedPro each claims year, including advice to manage your health, for members 16 years and over*.

*Subject to change. Terms, conditions and limits apply.

Need more help in finding the right health insurance for you?

Call us on 0800 100 555

Our team are happy to help:
Monday to Thursday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Friday 9:00am - 4:30pm


HealthEssentials health cover

You can find the policy document and view the various documents that form part of the HealthEssentials policy below.

Policy document


Other documents that make up your policy


Other helpful documents